Courtesy Piacere Mio Facebook PageWe have been working on a new restaurant coming to 1303 W. Wilson since we first heard about a new tenant in March, and this afternoon, courtesy of reader RJM and Twitter user minc798, we finally know what's coming to the space. Soon, the first Chicago location of Forest Park based Piacere Mio will occupy the former Baker & Nosh / Longacre/ Floreen's space spanning from 1303 to 1307 West Wilson. Architect Joel Berman (Big Jones) is handling the interior. Courtesy Piacere Mio websiteWe have been watching construction on the space for a couple of months. A [...]

groundbreaking on renovations, 9/13/2022The fieldhouse as it looks todayIt's been a long time coming, but the newly improved Clarendon Park Fieldhouse is about to become available to the community again!Those of us who've been around a while remember the leaky roof (and resulting puddles on the floor in the rec room), the lack of ADA compliance that made the building inaccessible to some members of the community, the inadequate electrical system that made air conditioning ... er, problematic, the constantly backed-up plumbing issues, etc., etc.But those days are behind us.Groundbreaking on the renovations took place in September 2022, and the [...]